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Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
William Mertz has joined Peraton as senior vice president and chief procurement officer. Effective immediately, Mertz will assume leadership of Peraton’s procurement arm, where he will steer the organization’s procurement strategy and manage a variety of other procurement functions, the Reston, Virginia- headquartered company announced on Monday.
Ryan Moore, an over two-decade U.S. Secret Service veteran, was appointed chief information security officer of Serco Group's U.S. business arm. The senior leader assumed roles of increasing responsibilities at the Secret Service, most recently serving as CISO and supervisory criminal investigator.
Indira Rice Donegan, a senior technologist with over two decades of experience across the Department of Defense and intelligence community, has joined Red River as chief technology evangelist. Donegan said on LinkedIn that, in her new role, she will help build up support for the company's technology platforms and services to help address complex challenges facing customers.
Michael Garrett, a retired U.S. Army four-star general, was added to the board of directors of Nano Dimension, a provider of intelligent machines for the fabrication of additively manufactured electronics. He brings to Nano Dimension experience in serving as commanding general of the Army Forces Command– a role that capped his almost four decades of service with the Army.
Marisa Veseli, formerly director of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Health Agency programs at Peraton, said on LinkedIn on Friday that she had been promoted to senior director of business development for the company's defense enterprise and health business. In her most recent role, Veseli was responsible for overseeing the development of multiple VA and DHA programs including the technical, schedule and cost performance aspects.
Tom Burkholder has transitioned from his role as vice president of capture and proposal management to VP and sector manager at SilverEdge Government Solutions. His experience in the defense contracting industry includes nearly a decade at Parsons and more than five years at Lockheed Martin.
Whitney Palacios, former director at BigBear.ai, was promoted to the role of chief information security officer at the Columbia, Maryland-based developer of artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence offerings. The move was announced by James Dalton, vice president of information technology at BigBear.
Salman Rashid, a 25-year financial and consulting industry veteran, has been selected to succeed Josh Heid as chief financial officer at construction engineering company Woolpert. Rashid will oversee the company's financial, legal and administration functions and help drive acquisitions and organic growth in his new position.
Billy Nolen, former acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, has been elected to the board of directors at commercial aviation services provider AAR Corp. The U.S. Army veteran brings over three decades of experience in aviation safety management, operations, certification and regulatory affairs.
Steve Murphy, formerly vice president of contracts and subcontracts at General Motors' defense subsidiary, has been named VP of contracts for global procurement and supply chain at GM Defense. He announced his new post Thursday on LinkedIn and assumed the role after leading contractual oversight for the defense business for more than a year.
Derrick Lee, a retired U.S. Army colonel with decades of leadership experience in the military, has been named director for intelligence programs at SOS International. SOSi said Tuesday Lee will manage the business relating to military intelligence directorates and serve as a strategic advisor to clients on multi-domain intelligence operations.
Lynker, a Leesburg, Virginia-based science, engineering and technology company, has created a president post and selected Scott Rayder, former chief of staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to assume the new role. "With a proven track record of driving growth and innovation, Scott is poised to lead Lynker into a new era of success," said Lynker Founder and CEO Joe Linza.
